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fin

noun

1 fin

The cardinal number that is the sum of four and one.

synonyms: 5, cinque, five, fivesome, Little Phoebe, pentad, Phoebe, quint, quintet, quintuplet ... show more.

Roget 800: money, legal tender; money matters, money market; finance; accounts etc. 811; funds, treasure; capital, stock; assets etc. ... show more

Dutch: vijftal, quintool, vijf
Polish: piątka

2 fin

One of a pair of decorations projecting above the rear fenders of an automobile.

synonyms: tail fin, tailfin.

3 fin

One of a set of parallel slats in a door or window to admit air and reject rain.

synonyms: louver, louvre.

Dutch: ventilatiekoepel, luifel

4 fin

A shoe for swimming; the paddle-like front is an aid in swimming (especially underwater).

synonym: flipper.

Roget 267: navigation; aquatics; boating, yachting; ship etc. 273; oar, paddle, screw, sail, canvas, aileron.    natation, ... show more

Polish: płetwa

5 fin

A stabilizer on a ship that resembles the fin of a fish.

Dutch: zwemvlies

6 fin

Organ of locomotion and balance in fishes and some other aquatic animals.

Dutch: staartvin, vin
Polish: płetwa

verb

1 fin

Equip (a car) with fins.

2 fin

Propel oneself through the water in a finning motion.

3 fin

Show the fins above the water while swimming:
— The sharks were finning near the surface.

synonym: break water.


Moby thesaurus: Australian crawl, C, C-note, G, G-note, Little Phoebe, Pentateuch, Phoebe, V, aquaplaning, aquatics, backstroke, balneation, bathe, bathing, breaststroke, buck, butterfly, cartwheel, cent ... show more.

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